Informative materials produced during the ICAR 2024 Bled Annual Conference are available in the followig pages
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ProceedingsProceedings will be finalised by December 2024
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Presentations
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
ICAR Feed and Gas Working Group: Global Methane Genetics – Global Methane Hub
| Ana Granados Chapatte | Open meeting ICAR Feed & Gas Working Group Global Methane Genetics – Global Methane Hub |
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| Birgit Gredler-Grandl | ICAR Feed and Gas Working Group | Abstract | PPT |
| Robert Banks | The first coordinated approach to methane mitigation funding, focussing on the energy, agricultural, and waste sectors which account for 96% of human-caused methane emissions | Abstract | PPT |
| Herwin Eding | Incorporating external information as observations in Dutch/Flemish genetic evaluations | Abstract | PPT |
| Beatriz Cuyabano | Genetic correlation: a parameter or a latent phenotype in genetic evaluations? | Abstract | PPT |
| Jeremie Vandenplas | Integration of foreign estimates of SNP effects into a single-step evaluation | Abstract | PPT |
| Roel Veerkamp | Global Methane Genetics: accelerating genetic progress to reduce methane in ruminants | Abstract | PPT |
| Caeli Richardson | Global Livestock: Methane Impact Analysis | Abstract | PPT |
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
ICAR Plenary Session. Chair: Tatjana Pirman
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Ana Granados Chapatte and Harald Sverdrup |
Sustainable breeding strategies; what does it mean? |
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Marleen Broekhuijse |
New ICAR service to standardize bovine semen quality assessment |
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Jo Newton, Katharina Schodl, Caeli Ridchardson |
“Brian Wickham Young Persons Exchange Program (BWYPEX):” People: the forgotten side to sustainability? |
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Joint ICAR/INTERBULL Session: Data collection for Beef on Dairy
Chair: Matthew Shaffer and Jo Newton
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Matthew Shaffer |
Welcome and intro |
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Jo Newton |
Overview: data collection for beef on dairy |
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Kevin Byskov |
Experiences from collection of feed and methane data from beef x dairy calves in Denmark |
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Brian Van Doormaal |
An Alternative Solution for Supporting Beef on Dairy Genetic Selection Decisions |
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Ross Evans |
The evolving landscape of beef from the dairy herd: A perspective from Ireland |
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Martino Cassandro |
The use of beef semen in Italian Holstein cows |
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Randie Culbertson |
Beef x Dairy: The U.S. beef perspective |
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Mojca Voljč |
Carcass traits of Holstein, Simmental and Brown Swiss calves, bulls and heifers and their crossbreeds with Charolais, Limousin, and Belgian Blue in Slovenia |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Manufacturers Showcase.
Chair: Steven Siever
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Pierre Broutin, Bentley |
Latest cutting-edge analytical and automation solutions to extract the maximum value of every milk sample and streamline Central Milk Testing laboratories operation |
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Wim Schielen, European Livestock Diagnostics Center – ELDC BV |
Basic and in depth, continuing Farm Management Monitoring creates Trust, Transparency and Value |
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André Eggen, Illumina |
Genomics Tools from Farm to Fork |
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Julie Leblois, EMR |
Spectral standardisation between brands to build and use robust FT-MIR models |
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Greta Bonacina, TECNOSENS |
Moologger – Not just a simple sniffer |
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Romy Morrin-O’Donnell, Weatherbys Scientific |
Weatherbys Scientific our history & our services |
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Janez Kunc, AI Center Preska |
Presentation of Slovenian AI Center Preska |
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All speakers |
Panel discussion with audience interaction |
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Loïc Commun |
IDEXX REALPCR MILQ-ID DNA system: new solution for mastitis testing |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 1a: Decision Support Tools of the Future – Promoting Sustainability Farm Management
Chair: Robert H. Fourdraine
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Lorenzo Pascarella |
SiallSCM: a nation-wide tool for milking monitoring to enhance efficiency and welfare |
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Margaret Kelleher |
The Commercial Beef Value (CBV) encourages the adoption of sustainable and profitable practices in beef production. |
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Robert Fourdraine |
HeiferHub – A decision support tool to forecast sales of beef calves and future heifer replacements |
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Valentina Ferrari |
Optimization of dairy herd replacements combining conventional, sexed, and beef semen in mating programs |
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Yura Pekov |
Development of an analytical tool for animal genetic progress assessment based on gEBVs and results of its on-farm implementation |
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Wim Schielen |
The Dairy-Farm Management Monitor; a lab-driven system for sustainable farming, prevention of disease, and increased lactations |
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Matti Pastell |
Digitalized data sharing strategy for decreasing administrative burden– how data spaces will be utilized in Digi4Live project |
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Tineke Ammerlaan – Sieperda |
How data can have a big impact on small farms in developing countries |
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Pablo Pinedo |
Comparing the milking behaviour of primiparous vs. multiparous Holstein and Jersey cows in an automated batch milking system |
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Anita Ule |
Slovenian dairy farmers’ view on breeding goals |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 2: New tools to extend the horizon of milk mid-infrared spectrometry
Chair: Josée Bordeleau
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Helene Soyeurt |
How spectrally representative are datasets used to build MIR-based predictive models? A data-driven study. |
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Malia Caputo |
Association of individual cow milk fatty acid proportion and variance with milk production |
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Marine Gelé |
Predicting glutamate concentration in milk using mid-infrared spectrometry for routine detection of energy-deficient cows |
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Laura Monica Dale |
FeMIR – MIR Spectral predictions for feed and energy efficiency – Practical Application |
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Phuong Ho |
Predicting the likelihood of conception to first insemination using milk mid-infrared spectroscopy: a model for FOSS instrument |
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Octave Christophe |
Improving taste and flavor in dairy product through milk analysis of free fatty by Mid-infrared (MIR) spectrometry. |
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André Mensching |
Daily standardization of milk mid-infrared spectra in a comprehensive regression model framework considering animal related data |
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Sarah-Joe Burn |
Prediction of residual energy intake in Fleckvieh cows using mid-infrared spectroscopy |
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Laura Monica Dale |
Predicting dairy cattle heat stress indicators using machine learning and mid infrared spectral data |
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Yang Ming-Kuew |
Effects of Feeding Time on Fatty Acid Composition in Milk of Primiparous Dairy Cows During Early Postpartum Stage |
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Po-An Tu |
Investigating the Impact of Heat Stress and Subsequent Recovery on Fatty Acid Profiles in Bovine Milk |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 8: Global challenges in genetic selection for lower methane emission in ruminants
Chair: Birgit Gredler-Grandl and Roel Veerkamp
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Birgit Gredler-Grandl |
Genetic selection for lower methane emission in dairy cattle – ready for implementation? |
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Samuel Clark |
Selecting for Lower Methane Beef Cattle – the current state of play |
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Joanne Conington |
International approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from sheep |
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Elly Navajas |
Developing livestock breeding strategies for enteric methane mitigation in developing countries – the case of Latin America |
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Claudia Arndt |
Overview on the Status-Quo and Challenges to Reduce Methane Emission from livestock systems in Africa |
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Tao Ma |
Methane emission from ruminants and current advances in mitigation strategies in China and India |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 1b: Decision Support Tools of the Future – Promoting Sustainability Farm Management
Chair: Robert H. Fourdraine
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Asha Miles |
Proposing a new US dairy herd sustainability metrics platform |
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Joanna Newton |
Stakeholder engagement to support the development of next generation decision support tools |
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Arnaud Delpeuch |
New algorithm to plan easier and faster weighing for French breeders and technicians |
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Harm-Jan van der Beek |
Different types of Benchmarking of international datasets from dairy farms with an unique data set. |
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Mike Lynch |
AgNav – a tool for putting climate action planning in farmers’ hands |
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Jasper van der Noord |
The reality of on-farm hardware when providing tools of the future |
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Mauro Fioretti |
A tool to identify cows eligible for Selective Dry Cow Therapy (SDCT) |
Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 5: How to relate on farm sustainability and milk analysis?
Chair: Josée Bordeleau
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J.S. Clay |
DecisiveDry – Decision support for proper use of Selective Dry Cow Therapy while enhancing dairy sustainability |
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Kristina Linke |
Dry-off treatment of dairy-cows – Methods to guide targeted antimicrobial use |
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Clément Grelet |
Can we get information on dairy cows chronic stress biomarkers using milk MIR spectra? |
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Julie Leblois |
HoliCow – a new transnational approach to get the best out of DHI data collection and FT-MIR spectral data |
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Wim Schielen |
Dutch Multifarm Study on Salmonella Infections in Dairy Herds and the use of a Postbiotic |
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Liao Hsiao-Han |
The effect of different brands of automatic milking systems on bulk tank milk bacterial and somatic cell counts |
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Yi-Hsuan Chen |
Comparative Dynamics of Milk Fatty Acids for Primiparous and Multiparous Holstein Cows in Early Lactation |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 11: Methane Emission-Free Communications: Genetics, Environmental, and Life Cycle Assessment Studies
Chair: Maddalena Zucali and Raffaella Finocchiaro
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Giulia Gislon |
Environmental impact assessment of milk production: is a simplified tool possible? |
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Coralia I. V. Manzanilla-Pech |
Incorporating genetic information about methane into the Dutch Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment |
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Lorena Foschi |
Machine Learning for Predicting Environmental Impacts in Intensive Livestock Farming, Overcoming Data Challenges |
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Anouk van Breukelen |
Towards breeding for lower enteric methane emissions of dairy cows in the Netherlands |
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Lorenzo Benzoni |
A holistic approach for monitoring the environmental sustainability of the Italian Holstein cattle population |
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Trine Villumsen |
Data Collection and Preparation for Genetic analysis of Methane Emissions in Danish Dairy Cattle |
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Maria Frizzarin |
Validation of previously developed methane emission prediction model using individual Irish cow milk mid-infrared spectra |
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Phuong Ho |
Predicting methane emissions of Australian dairy cows using mid-infrared spectroscopy from milk samples |
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Boris J. Sepulveda |
Reducing dairy cattle enteric methane emissions using rumen metagenome |
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Beat Bapst |
The Swiss way of breeding dairy cattle for reduced methane: CH4COW |
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Kristina Linke |
Breed4green – Recording of new phenotypes for methane emission and feed efficiency in Austrian dairy cattle |
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Rachelle Hergenhan |
Impact of environmental conditions on GreenFeed access in feedlot steers |
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Michael Aldridge |
Phenotyping more animals for methane is more important than precise measures of methane |
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Riccardo Negrini |
Estimation of enteric methane emission of three dairy breeds in Italy by a Tier 2 approach |
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Marko Bizjak |
Greenhouse gas emission intensity of milk production in three Slovenian sheep breeds |
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Marija Bric |
Effect of housing system and season on methane and carbon dioxide concentration in a dairy cow barn |
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Enyew Negussie |
Methane phenotyping with different methods and estimates of parameters for the Nordic Red cattle in Finland |
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Valentina Ferrari |
Environmental impact of growing young stock using LCA approach: an example with data recorded at ANAFIBJ genetic centre |
Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 3: Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the Recording Day
Chair: Steven Sievert
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Kirsi Leppikorpi |
Factors affecting the success of test milking and milk sampling in milk recording on Finnish AMS-farms |
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Christian Ammon |
Possibilities for estimating milk carryover during milk sampling in automatic milking systems (AMS) in field tests, by ICAR test centers |
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Justin Frankfort |
The carry-over contamination of milk recording samples; learning from the past to improve sample quality in the future. |
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Matthew Thompson |
From Milk Recorder to Bulk Tank: Understanding The Factors Affecting Consistency In Fat and Protein Reporting |
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Xiaolin Wu |
Analysis of Factors Affecting Daily Milk Yields: An Initial Case Study in an Automatic Thrice-Milking Farm |
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Y. H. Yeh |
Assessing the Impact of Automatic Milking Systems on Milk Free Fatty Acid Content in Taiwan |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 6: Evaluation and presentation of new parameters in herd management for dairy farms
Chair: Kai Kuwan and Betka Logar
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Debora Santschi |
Transition Management Index: a new tool to assess the transition period success |
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Laura Monica Dale |
Predicting dairy cattle heat stress indicators using machine learning and mid infrared spectral data |
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Florian Grandl |
Identifying mastitis earlier by combining test day data and AMS sensor data |
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Debora Santschi |
Evolution of mature size, mature production and the relative maturity and performance during the first two lactations of DHI registered Holsteins in Canada |
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Ilia Rukin |
Application of machine learning methods to control the milk samples analysis results reliability |
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Laura Monica Dale |
ResKuh – development of tools, diagnostics and recommendations for better herd management |
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Yi-Hsin Yeh |
Assessing the Impact of Automatic Milking Systems on Milk Free Fatty Acid Content in Taiwan |
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Rafael Guimarães Vizoná |
Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Genetic Improvement of Zebu Dairy Farming |
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Maddalena Zucali |
Simulation of natural lighting contribution to the illuminance of the milker’s visual task area |
Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 7: Breeding for agroecological transition in sheep and goats
Chair: Jean-Michel Astruc and Mojca Simčič
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Birgit Fuerst-Waltl |
Introduction of a genetic evaluation for longevity in Tyrol Mountain sheep |
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Jean-Michel Astruc |
Breeding for resistance to parasites in French dairy sheep: towards an increase in resilience and sustainability of sheep dairying |
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Pera Herold |
Breeding dairy goats for organic farming – sustainable and animal-friendly |
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Georgios Arsenos |
Standard operating procedures for efficient management of small ruminant farms |
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Pera Herold |
Conformation recording as auxiliary trait for functionality and fitness in dairy goats |
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Lucia Trapanese |
Assessment of Mediterranean buffalo lactation curves shape using lactation models |
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Gregor Šen |
The estimation of variance components for litter size in two Slovenian sheep breeds |
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Yueh Tung Chen |
Early Detection of Multifetal Pregnancies in Alpine Goats Using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein (PAG) Concentrations in Milk |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024, Session 9: Genomic’s impact on Livestock Sustainability
Chair: Gerben de Jong
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Peter Dovč |
Milk cell transcriptome opens a new dimension in the mammary gland biology research |
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Mark Waters |
Unlocking Genetic Potential: The National Genotyping Programme for Ireland’s Cattle Herd |
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Marija Špehar |
Opportunities and obstacles of the use of genomic data in sheep breeding – large versus small populations |
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Yaniv Lavon |
Estimating the Effect of the Kappa Casein Genotype on Milk Coagulation Properties in Israeli Holstein Cows |
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Asha Miles |
Genetic and genomic evaluations of quantitative milking speed and duration phenotypes |
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Kacper Żukowski |
The genetic trends for beta and kappa casein identified in the Polish Holstein-Friesian population |
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Jiansheng Qiu |
Igenity® BeefxDairy: A genomic tool for identifying genetic merit of Beef on Dairy cross calves |
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Ana Encina Martínez |
Design of a medium density chip (microarray) for the genetic management of Pura Raza Española horses and related breeds. |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 4: Value Adding to Electronic Identification
Chair: Ken Evers
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Kenneth Evers |
More than just a tag – Maximizing RFID! |
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Anthony Browne |
Artificial Intelligence meets Animal Identification |
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Giuseppe Todde |
Advancements in combining electronic animal identification and augmented reality technologies in digital livestock farming |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 10: New approaches in the field of functional traits for management and breeding
Chair: Christa Egger Danner and Luiz Brito
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Ilka Klaas |
Improving animal health and welfare by using sensor data in herd management and dairy cattle breeding – a joint initiative of ICAR and IDF |
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Aashish Gyawali |
Body Conditions Scoring – first proposal for recommendations for recording and use for herd management, genetic improvement and welfare assessment. |
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Tomas Klingström |
A Gigacow example, weather data in longitudinal studies on heat stress |
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Caspar Matzhold |
Evaluating Farm Management Practices: A semi-supervised clustering approach to assess the impact of technologies |
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Maxence Bruyas |
Performance monitoring in the cattle sector innovates with 3D imagery |
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Fiona Louise Guinan |
Calculating resilience indicators in US Holstein cows using pen-level data |
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Lorenzo Benzoni |
HappyFeet: Hoof Health Project in Italian Holstein cattle |
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Joanna Kwaśniewska |
Selection of cows at risk of subclinical ketosis as part of the milk recording of dairy cattle in Poland in 2014-2022 |
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Thursday, May 23, 2024. Session 12: Resilience for Dairy
Chair: Marija Klopčič
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Jocelyn Fagon |
Resilience for dairy (R4D), a journey towards sustainable farming |
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Marija Klopčič |
Dairy sector in Europe: needs and solutions |
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Web site
All the latest information about the ICAR Annual Conference 2024 in Bled can be found in the web site available here.
Registration page
The LOC advises that the Registration page is now open. The page is available here
Call for Abstracts
Committees of the ICAR Conference 2024 invite you to submit your Abstract to be presented at the conference. The page with more information is available here.
General topic of the ICAR Annual Conference is: “Sustainable Livestock production systems in a New Era ”
Please, read the guidelines here to prepare your abstract before proceeding with the submission through the online submission form.
Sessions / Topics
The LOC is looking for the submission of abstracts to various technical sessions indicated below. These sessions are offering an exciting opportunity to present your recent technical advances in the domain in animal identification, milk production recording and evaluation, milk analysis, animal health and animal welfare, feed and gas, sustainability and artificial intelligence etc.
- Joint ICAR/Interbull Session: Data collection for Beef on Dairy
- Session 1: WG Animal Data Exchange – Decision Support Tools of the Future – Promoting Sustainability Farm Management
- Session 2: SC Milk Analysis – New tools to extend the horizon of milk mid-infrared spectrometry
- Session 3a / 3b: MRSD-SC – Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the Recording Day
- Session 4: SC Animal Identification – Value Adding to Electronic Identification
- Session 5: SC Milk Analysis – How to relate on farm sustainability and milk analysis?
- Session 6: SC Dairy Cattle Milk Recording – Presentation and evaluation of new analytical parameters in herd management for dairy farms
- Session 7: WG Sheep, Goats and Camelids – Breeding for agro-ecological transition in sheep and goats
- Session 8: WG Feed&Gas – Global Methane Hub
- Session 9: WG DNA – Genomic’s impact on Livestock Sustainability
- Session 10: WG Functional Traits – New approaches in the field of functional traits for management and breeding
- Session 11: What is a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and why does it matter for cattle?
Authors are committed to provide a draft of the accepted manuscript by 15 May 2024 that can be integrated in the final version that must be submitted by 30 September 2024 for publication in the Proceedings as an ICAR Technical Series.
Template for preparing the manuscript is available here .
Authors will be informed at a later stage about how to submit the manuscript. All manuscripts will be made available on the ICAR website, unless differently expressed during the submission process.
Relevant dates
- Deadline for Abstract submission: 10 March, 2024
- Acceptance/rejection of the abstract: 25 March, 2024
- Registration of the presenting author: 31 March, 2024
- Draft manuscript in Word: 15 May, 2024
- Final Manuscript in Word: 30 September, 2024
Interbull meeting
The programme for the Interbull Meeting is available here